Name: Penang Laksa Inspired Noodle Broth recipe by Seema Sri at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 bundles of flat eggfree noodles; 1/2 a small lime (to garnish); 4 cups of water; 1 tsp of tomato paste; A handful of thinly sliced cabbage; A handful of frozen peas; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp of pepper powder; One bunch of cleaned fresh watercress leaves; 1 tsp of sliced ginger flower; 1/2 tsp of thai basil leaves; 1/2 tsp of mint leaves; 1 tsp of red chillies sliced

ABOUT Penang Laksa Inspired Noodle Broth RECIPE

Penang, a small island belonging to Malaysia is a foodie paradise.Their cuisine is unique and influenced by immigrants such as Chinese, Indian and the indigenous Malay cusine. It's cuisine is exotic, unique and inspiring. In Penang, any hawkers area or malls you will find pictures of noodle bowls. It is filled with yummy looking noodles and broth topped with various herbs and greens.

Ingredients Serving: 4

3 bundles of flat eggfree noodles
1/2 a small lime (to garnish)
4 cups of water
1 tsp of tomato paste
A handful of thinly sliced cabbage
A handful of frozen peas
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp of pepper powder
One bunch of cleaned fresh watercress leaves
1 tsp of sliced ginger flower
1/2 tsp of thai basil leaves
1/2 tsp of mint leaves
1 tsp of red chillies sliced

Instructions

In a deep saucepan, bring the water and tomato paste and salt together to a boil.
Drop in the cabbage and peas in the broth. Bring it to a rolling boil and drop in the noodles. Then cook the noodles, take it off the heat, but don't drain the noodles.
Into the serving bowl, place a bundle of cooked noodles with the veggies in the center of the bowl.
Now, place the ginger flower, sliced red chillies, basil leaves, and mint leaves in the bowl.
Top the bowl with steaming hot broth and place the lime and watercress in the bowl. The broth will steam the aromatics into the noodles.
Enjoy the hearty noodles with friends and family!

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